Can I use OpenID delegation with a standard Google account?

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I'm currently using ClaimID and have the following data on my website to allow delegation:

<link rel="openid.server" href="http://openid.claimid.com/server" />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://openid.claimid.com/tjrobinson" />

Are there equivalent URLs for Google? If not, has there been any mention of support in future?

Before anyone marks this as a duplicate, I am aware of this existing question: How do you delegate your OpenId to Google Apps. However, that question refers specifically to Google Apps, I just want to know if I can use OpenID delegation with a normal @gmail.com account?

Is it still impossible? This was 6 months ago... – Paul Tarjan Feb 05 '10 at 01:01 — Paul Tarjan, Feb 05 '10 at 01:01

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 20 '09 at 21:18

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Google does not support delegation. If you search the Google Group there are several threads, but they all reach the same conclusion: it's not supported at this time.

answered May 20 '09 at 21:18

ahockley

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That's a shame, thanks anyway. – Tom Robinson May 29 '09 at 08:01
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This answer is now outdated. See Rio's answer (and accompanying post). I'd consider accepting the other answer and/or removing this one. – Gabriel Hurley May 19 '10 at 04:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 21 '09 at 01:38

There is a value you could put into openid2.provider, but the problem is the openid2.local_id value... for Google, it assigns a different one to every RP. Which one would you put here? Until Google offers a non-anonymous claimed identifier, there's not much you can put here.

Oh, and of course the Provider on their end has to play by the rules of delegation, which I suspect it doesn't since it wouldn't be used since Google doesn't support it.

Can I use OpenID delegation with a standard Google account?

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